The poll found that 60 percent of Americans hold a favorable view of the President, while only 37 percent view him unfavorably. He has an especially strong image among his base of Democrats (92 percent) and among Independents (also 60 percent).

The amount of people who view Obama "strongly" favorably (39 percent) also outpaces the amount that view him "strongly" negatively (28 percent) for the first time in two years.

Overall, it's the best image for Obama since 61 percent of Americans said they viewed him favorably in a Nov. 15, 2009, poll taken a year after the 2008 election. It could continue to give the President advantages on key legislative issues he's trying to push in the first few months of his new term — immigration, gun control, and on key fiscal battles.

Obama's favorability mark is up 6 points from a Washington Post-ABC poll taken right before the election in November. It's also up 12 points from this point one year ago, when it stood at only 48 percent.